The way DX4WIN's country file is set up, if you just download a new version from time to time, you will lose any customization (callsign exceptions) you've entered. In my case, I have lots of obsolete Russian calls (and some others) from the 70s entered, and correctly identified, that will get all screwed up if I don't maintain my own updates.
How often do new countries come along? Is it that big a deal to maintain your own database, and add a new one once very few years?! 73, Barry W2UP On 7 May 02, at 8:38, Goody wrote: > The original poster was a bit cocky, but it isn't unreasonable to > expect updated database files on the website. Most other logging > programs vendors do it. While I'm computer literate and know how to > maintain the files, I shouldn't have to wade through reflector > archives or subscribe to a reflector to get database updates. It's > not that I'm lazy, I just like to work smart, not hard :-) I'm > tempted to write a script to do a diff (comparison) between my > database files and other logging programs' database files that are > available for download...just for the fun of it, so it's not about the > effort involved. > > You can't copy lawnmower blades and FTP them to a website. Sure would > be nice, though. > > Goody > K3NG > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, May 07, 2002 07:15 > Subject: Re: [Dx4win] Country Database > > > > I paid for a ride-on lawnmower, version 4, but I don't seem to get > > anything in the way of lawn mowing support. > > > > Does anyone out there have a reasonably competent lawnmower > > guy they can supply? > > > > I'm not a big gun Lawnmowing person. I just putter around and > > mow the lawn every once in a while. So I don't have the interest in > > maintaining my lawnmower. Why should I? I paid for the lawnmower, > > and there are folks out there that are much better at maintaining > > them than I am! > > > > I mowed a lawn. It came out terrible. I tried to replace the > > blades, but nothing seems to work. > > > > Please don't bother replying with a list of detailed step-by-step > > instructions on how to fix my mower. I have no interest in learning > > this: my mower is probably out-of-date: and even if I fixed this > > one, I'd forget how to do it by the next time I needed to use it. > > > > > > Rick VE1GN > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Dx4win mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win > > > > _______________________________________________ > Dx4win mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win -- Barry Kutner, W2UP Internet: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Newtown, PA Frankford Radio Club
